2.0-//10.173.38.28//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.26.9//GREGORIANPUBLISHhttps://engineering.jhu.eduAmerica/New_YorkAmerica/New_YorkAmerica/New_York2019-11-03T02:00:002020-11-01T02:00:00EST-04:00-05:002019-03-10T02:00:002020-03-08T02:00:002021-03-14T02:00:00EDT-05:00-04:00ai1ec-16860@engineering.jhu.edu2019-09-15T11:26:13Z“Bye Bye Blue Jay”: Freshmen Experiences in Mechanical Engineering competition<p>Two mousetraps and three rubber bands — no batteries or motors — will provide the power for launching devices and vehicles designed by teams of freshman mechanical engineering students competing in this lively annual contest. Designed by teams of two or three students, the devices must launch a Blue Jay Beanie Baby across the stage at Shriver Hall.</p>
<div id="attachment_5048" style="width: 310px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><a href="http://engineering.jhu.edu/news/2013/12/09/target-practice-using-mousetraps-rubber-bands-creativity-to-solve-a-problem/_jhu2258/" rel="attachment wp-att-5048"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-5048" class="size-medium wp-image-5048" src="http://engineering.jhu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/JHU2258-300x199.jpg" alt="Arturo A. Brito, Stefan Arnold and Kevin LeBlanc of the winning Perpetual Motion Squad." width="300" height="199" srcset="https://engineering.jhu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/JHU2258-300x200.jpg 300w, https://engineering.jhu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/JHU2258-1024x681.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-5048" class="wp-caption-text">Winners of a previous “mousetraps and rubber bands” competition</p></div>
<p>In this required course, students learn about design approaches, potential and kinetic energy, friction, prototyping methods and other topics relevant to mechanical engineering.</p>America/New_York2016-12-07T13:30:00America/New_York2016-12-07T14:30:00en-USAlumni,Faculty,Public,Staff,StudentsShriver Hall Auditorium @ Johns Hopkins University Homewood campus0https://engineering.jhu.edu/events/bye-bye-blue-jay-freshmen-experiences-mechanical-engineering-competition/freethumbnail;http://engineering.jhu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/JHU2258-300x199.jpg;300;199,medium;http://engineering.jhu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/JHU2258-300x199.jpg;300;199,large;http://engineering.jhu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/JHU2258-300x199.jpg;300;199,full;http://engineering.jhu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/JHU2258-300x199.jpg;300;199en-USDepartment of Mechanical Engineering,mechanical engineering,mousetraps and rubber bands,Steve Marraai1ec-35776@engineering.jhu.edu2019-09-15T11:26:13ZInaugural Professorial Lecture: Thao (Vicky) Nguyen<div class="ai1ec-event-avatar alignleft timely"><img src="https://engineering.jhu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/JHU6730-200x300.jpg" width="200" height="300" /></div><p><a href="https://me.jhu.edu/faculty/thao-vicky-nguyen/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Thao (Vicky) Nguyen</a> will deliver a lecture titled “Biomechanics of the optic nerve head in glaucoma” as part of the Don P. Giddens Inaugural Professorial Lecture Series. Nguyen is a professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Marlin U. Zimmerman, Jr. Faculty Scholar.</p>
<p>Glaucoma is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by damage to the optic nerve axons and remodeling of the connective tissues in the optic nerve head. High pressure in the the eye is a major risk factor for the disease, and lowering this pressure is currently the only effective way to slow the disease’s progression. Nguyen seeks to understand the fundamental biomechanical mechanisms through which changes in the intraocular pressure alter the physiological function of cells and remodel the collagen structures of the optic nerve head. In this presentation, she will describe ongoing work to measure the deformation response of the cellular and connective tissue structures of the optic nerve head to pressure, characterize alterations with age and glaucoma, model the effects of structural variations on the deformation and stress response, and investigate the mechanisms through which stress can direct connective tissue growth and remodeling.</p>
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<p><em>The Don P. Giddens Inaugural Professorial Lecture Series began in 1993 as a way to honor newly promoted full professors. Professor Giddens, originator of the series, served as the fifth dean of Engineering at Johns Hopkins.</em></p>America/New_York2019-09-25T16:30:00America/New_York2019-09-25T18:30:00en-USAlumni,Faculty,Public,Seminar,Seminars &amp; Lectures,Staff,StudentsMason Hall Auditorium0https://engineering.jhu.edu/events/ipl-thao-vicky-nguyen/freethumbnail;https://engineering.jhu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/JHU6730-150x150.jpg;150;150;1,medium;https://engineering.jhu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/JHU6730-200x300.jpg;200;300;1,large;https://engineering.jhu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/JHU6730-682x1024.jpg;682;1024;1,full;https://engineering.jhu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/JHU6730.jpg;1200;1803;en-USDepartment of Mechanical Engineering,Don P. Giddens Inaugural Professorial Lecture Series,Thao Nguyen